Sawai Madhopur district
Home to Ranthambore National Park, one of India's popular places to see wild Bengal tigers.
Sawai Madhopur district lies in eastern Rajasthan, where the Aravalli and Vindhya ranges meet. Ranthambore National Park was once the hunting ground of the Jaipur royals and is now a famous tiger reserve, where tigers are relatively easy to spot in the dry deciduous forest; safaris are mostly by jeep or open-top canter. Ranthambore Fort inside the park is one of the World Heritage "Hill Forts of Rajasthan" and houses a Ganesh temple. The park is generally open from October to June, and most zones close during the monsoon. The gateway is Sawai Madhopur railway station, reachable from Jaipur.